Wanna buy a tree?

Wanna buy a tree?

Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times

Patti Romp of Vermont sells Christmas trees 24 hours a day on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., with help from her 14-year-old son, Tim. When business gets slow, she keeps warm with a cup of tea. Mother and son stay in a camper trailer in front of a supermarket adjacent to their stand.

Patti Romp of Vermont sells Christmas trees 24 hours a day on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., with help from her 14-year-old son, Tim. When business gets slow, she keeps warm with a cup of tea. Mother and son stay in a camper trailer in front of a supermarket adjacent to their stand. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Patti Romp of Vermont sells Christmas trees 24 hours a day on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., with help from her 14-year-old son, Tim. When business gets slow, she keeps warm with a cup of tea. Mother and son stay in a camper trailer in front of a supermarket adjacent to their stand.